Ambulatory bag

ABSTRACT

A device, such as an ambulatory bag, comprising a plurality of pockets with means to releasably secure the device to an ambulatory appliance, such as a walker, wheelchair, or motorized mobility scooter. The device can hold and store belongings of a person using the ambulatory appliance and facilitate the placement and retrieval of items to and from the device while the person is engaged with (i.e. using) the ambulatory appliance.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S.Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/369,703 filed Apr. 2, 2002.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The invention pertains to a device comprising a plurality ofpockets with means to releasably secure the device to an ambulatoryappliance, such as a walker, wheelchair, or motorized mobility scooter.The device can hold and store belongings of a person using theambulatory appliance and facilitate the placement and retrieval of itemsto and from the device while the person is engaged with (i.e. using) theambulatory appliance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The device shall be referred to herein as an ambulatory bag,however, this should not construed as limiting the scope or spirit ofthe invention which is set forth in the description and claims hereinand the appended figures. In general, the ambulatory bag is a singlepiece or a plurality of pieces of material configured to define aflexible container having at least one opening that may be closed forholding, storing or carrying personal items. The ambulatory bagcomprises at least one piece of material configured to form a bag havingan opening on one side that provides means for accessing the interior ofthe bag that is located at a top of the bag, two or more top strapssecured at one end to the top of the bag that are capable of beingreleasably secured to themselves by opposite ends and two or more bottomstraps secured at one end to the bottom of the bag that are capable ofbeing releasably secured to themselves by opposite ends. The ambulatorybag may further comprise a front flap, or other means to releasablysecure the opening in a closed position. The ambulatory bag may alsocomprise one or more pockets on the outer surfaces of the material.

[0004] The ambulatory bag comprises a means for releasably securing theambulatory bag to an ambulatory appliance, such as a walker, wheelchairor mobility scooter. For example, the top straps and bottom straps mayhave releasable fasteners, such as hook and loop type fasteners, whichcan be used to secure the ambulatory bag to the ambulatory appliancegenerally by wrapping the straps around poles or railings of theappliance and releasably securing the straps to themselves. In addition,the ambulatory bag can be releasably secured to stationary applianceshaving poles and railings, such as a chair.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0005]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the ambulatory bag attached to awalker in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

[0006]FIG. 2 is a front view of an ambulatory bag in accordance with anembodiment of the invention.

[0007]FIG. 3 is a back view of an ambulatory bag having plain backpockets in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

[0008]FIG. 4 is a side, cross-sectional view of an ambulatory bag havingplain back pockets in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

[0009]FIG. 5 is a back view of an ambulatory bag having pleated backpockets in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

[0010]FIG. 6 is a top, cross-sectional view of an ambulatory bag havingpleated pockets in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

[0011]FIG. 7 is a side, cross-sectional view of an ambulatory bag havingpleated pockets in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

[0012]FIG. 8 is a front view of an ambulatory bag in accordance with anembodiment of the invention.

[0013]FIG. 9 is a back view of an ambulatory bag in accordance with anembodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Referring now to FIG. 1 there is shown an ambulatory bag 1 in anembodiment where the ambulatory bag is releasably secured to a walker 2.It should be understood that the ambulatory bag 1 is depicted with awalker 2 for illustrative purposes only, and the bag may be used with,and releasably secured to, any type of ambulatory appliance, such as awheelchair or motorized mobility scooter or a stationary appliancehaving poles and railing, such as a chair. The invention encompassesmodifications in the ambulatory bag to accommodate a variety of suchambulatory and stationary appliances without departing from the scopeand spirit of the invention.

[0015] Referring now to FIGS. 2 and 3, there is shown the ambulatory bagcomprising a front panel 3 and a back panel 4. The front panel 3comprises a front left edge 5, a front right edge 6, a front lower edge7 and a front top edge 8, and the back panel 4 comprises a back leftedge 9, a back right edge 10, a back lower edge 11 and a back top edge12. As shown in FIG. 4, the front panel 3 comprises a front panel outersurface 13 and a front panel inner surface 14, and the back panel 4comprises a back panel outer surface 15 and a back panel inner surface16. The front panel and back panel may be made from any material, butpreferably comprises a laminated textile material wherein the frontpanel outer surface 13 and back panel outer surface 15 are textilematerial and the front panel inner surface 14 and back panel innersurface 16 are a nylon, vinyl or other synthetic material.

[0016] The front panel 3 and back panel 4 are parallel to each other, asshown in FIGS. 24, and are secured together by first attachment means 54along the aligned front left edge 5 and back left edge 9, front rightedge 6 and back right edge 10 and front lower edge 7 and back lower edge11 such that the opposing front panel inner surface 14 and back panelinner surface 16 define a front pocket 17. The first attachment meansmay be Radio Frequency welding (RF Welding), ultrasonic attachmentmeans, other types of welding, stitching, adhesives, and the like, andcombinations thereof. The front pocket 17 comprises a front pocketopening 20 which is defined by the front top edge 8 and, optionally,(not shown) the back top edge in embodiments where the back top edge isaligned with the front top edge. In the embodiment of the inventionillustrated in FIGS. 1-9, however, the back panel 4 comprises anelongated piece 18 having an integral upper strap element 42, and inthis embodiment the front pocket opening 20 is defined by the front topedge 8 and the section or line of the back panel inner surface 14 at theelongated piece 18 which is about opposite and aligned with the fronttop edge 8.

[0017] The ambulatory bag may comprise a front pocket flap or cover toreleasably secure the front pocket opening or other means to releasablysecure the front pocket opening such as fasteners like buckles, buttons,snaps and hook and loop type fasteners (not shown). As shown in FIGS. 2and 4, the front pocket flap 21 is attached, by second attachment meanssuch as RF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, other types of welding,stitching, adhesives, and the like, and combinations thereof, to theelongated piece 18 at some point about between the front panel top edge8 and the back panel top edge 12. In embodiments of the invention wherethe front pocket opening is defined by the aligned front panel top edgeand back panel top edge (not shown), the front pocket flap may beattached to the back panel top edge. As shown in the embodimentillustrated in the figures, the front pocket flap 21 may comprise ameans 22 for releasably securing the front pocket flap 21 to the frontpanel outer surface 13, which means is preferably a hook and loop typefastener which is generally available from Velcro USA Inc., Manchester,N.H., USA, but may also be other types of fasteners, such as buckles,buttons, snaps or combinations of fasteners. In the preferredembodiment, the front pocket flap 21 comprises an inner surface 51 andan outer surface 52, and one portion of the hook and loop type fasteneris secured to the inner surface 51 preferably at about the longitudinalcenter of the front pocket flap 21, with the corresponding portion ofthe hook and loop type fastener secured to the opposite location on thefront panel outer surface 13. The hook and loop type fastener portionsmay be attached by third attachment means such as RF Welding, ultrasonicattachment means, other types of welding, stitching, adhesives, and thelike, and combinations thereof.

[0018] In a further embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIG. 8, thefront pocket flap 21 comprises front pocket pull tab 55, whichfacilitates the opening and closing of the front pocket flap. The frontpacket pull tab 55 is preferably a piece of material, such as nylon,attached to the front pocket flap 21 at about the center of a lower edgeof the front pocket flap 21 by pull tab attachment means, which may beRF welding, ultrasonic attachment means, other types of welding,stitching, adhesives and the like, and combinations thereof. The frontpocket pull tab is, most preferably, a loop of material formed by havinga strip of the material having at least two ends folded against itselfwith the ends secured together by the pull tab attachment means.

[0019] The ambulatory bag may further comprise one or more pockets onthe back panel outer surface. Any number or configuration of pockets aspermitted by the size and shape of the back panel is within the scope ofthe invention. Without limiting the invention, however, as shown inFIGS. 3 and 4, the ambulatory bag may comprise two back pockets, anupper back pocket 22 and a lower back pocket 23.

[0020] As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper back pocket 22 and lowerback pocket 23 are formed by the back panel outer surface 15 and anupper back pocket front panel 24 and lower back pocket panel 25,respectively. The upper back pocket panel 24 has an upper back pocketpanel inner surface 26 and an upper back pocket panel outer surface 27,and top, forward, right and left edges designated 24 t, 24 f, 24 r and24 l in the figures. The lower back pocket panel 25 has a lower backpocket inner surface 28 and a lower back pocket panel outer surface 29,and top, forward, right and left edges designated as 25 t, 25 f, 25 rand 25 l in the figures. The upper back pocket panel 24 is attached tothe back panel outer surface 15 by fourth attachment means 30 along theright, forward and left edges (24 r, 24 f and 24 l). The lower backpocket panel 25 is attached to the back panel outer surface 15 by fifthattachment means 52 along the right, forward and left edges (25 r, 25 fand 25 l) The fourth attachment means and fifth attachment means may beRF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, other types of welding,stitching, adhesives, and the like, and combinations thereof.

[0021] The upper back pocket 22 thus formed is defined by the upper backpocket panel inner surface 26, the outer surface of the back sheet 15,and the top, forward, right and left edges designated 24 t, 24 f, 24 rand 24 l of the upper back pocket panel 24, with the top edge 24 t andaligned section of the outer surface back sheet 15 about parallel andopposite to the top edge 24 t defining an upper back pocket opening 31.The lower back pocket 23 thus formed is defined by the lower back pocketpanel inner surface 28, the outer surface of the back sheet 15, and thetop, forward, right and left edges designated 25 t, 25 f, 25 r and 25 lof the upper back pocket front panel 25, with the top edge 25 t andcorresponding section of the outer surface back sheet 15 about paralleland opposite to the top edge 25 t defining a lower back pocket opening32. The upper back pocket panel 24 and lower back pocket panel 25 may bemade from the same material as the front panel and back panel, or fromother textile materials or laminates.

[0022] The back pockets on the back sheet outer surface may benon-securable, e.g. open, or releasably secureable such that opening mayhave means to releasably secure the opening, such means including flaps,hook and loop type fasteners, snaps, buttons, belts, straps and thelike, and combinations thereof. For example, FIGS. 3 and 4 illustratethe upper back pocket 22 secured by means of an upper back pocket flap33 comprising a fastening system 34, which has a first portion 36 of ahook and loop type fastener secured by sixth attachment means, such asRF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, other types of welding,stitching, or adhesives and the like and combinations thereof, to theinner surface 53 of the upper back pocket flap 33 with the correspondingsecond portion 35 of the hook and loop type fastener secured by seventhattachment means, such as RF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, othertypes of welding, stitching, adhesives, and the like, or combinationsthereof, to the upper back panel of the outer surface 27, opposite tothe first portion 36. In this embodiment, the flap can be fastened tothe upper back pocket front sheet 24 to releasably secure the opening ofupper back pocket 22. An alternative means for fastening the opening ofthe back pocket is illustrated in FIG. 4 with respect to the lower backpocket 23. In this embodiment, a fastening system 37 has the hook orloop portion of a hook and loop type fastener 38 secured by eighthattachment means, such as RF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, othertypes of welding, stitching, adhesives and the like, and combinationsthereof to the back panel outer surface 15 with the corresponding matingportion 39 of the hook and loop type fastener secured by ninthattachment means, such as RF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, othertypes of welding, stitching, adhesives and the like, and combinationsthereof, to the opposite section of the lower back pocket panel innersurface 28.

[0023] In an embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIG. 9, the backpocket flaps (shown in FIG. 9 as 56 u and 56 l which are substantiallysimilar to the upper back pocket flap 33 as shown in FIG. 3) compriseback pocket pull tabs 57, which facilitate opening and closing of theback pocket flaps (56 u, 56 l). The back pocket pull tab 57 ispreferably a piece of material, such as nylon, attached to the backpocket flap (56 u, 56 l) at about the center of a lower edge of eachflap, by the pull tab attachment means (as described above with respectto the front pocket pull tab 55). Each back pocket pull tab 57 is,preferably, a loop of material formed by having a strip of material withat least two ends folded against itself with the ends secured togetherby the pull tab attachment means.

[0024] The one or more of the pockets on the back sheet, as well as anypockets on the front sheet may comprise pleats, which facilitate theuser in placing larger items in the pockets. FIGS. 5-7 show anembodiment of the invention wherein the ambulatory bag comprises a pairof pleated pockets on the back. In this embodiment, the right and leftsides of the back pockets comprise pleated sections 40. The pleatedsections 40 may be, as shown in FIG. 5, integral with the upper backpocket panel 24 and lower back pocket panel 25, or (not shown) may beseparate triangular pleated sheets secured to the right and left edgesof the back pocket panels and the back panel outer surface and in thisembodiment the pleated sections are secured by tenth attachment means,such as RF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, other types of welding,stitching, adhesives, and the like and combinations thereof. The pleatedsections 40 are substantially triangular shaped extending on the leftside of the pocket from, by way of example with respect to theupper-back pocket 22, about the point of intersection of left andforward edges 24 l and 24 f of the upper back pocket panel 24 upwardswith increasing width to about the point of intersection of the left andtop edges 24 l and 24 t of the upper back pocket panel 24 with, as shownin FIGS. 5 and 6, a substantially identical pleated section on theopposite side of the upper back pocket 22. The opening of the pleatedpockets is defined, as shown in FIG. 5 with respect to an upper backpocket 22 by a top edge 40 t of the pleated section 40, the top edge 24t of the upper back pocket panel 24 and the corresponding section of theback panel outer surface 15 about parallel and opposite to the top edge24 t.

[0025] The pleated section 40 comprises one or more pleats (shown as 40p in FIG. 6). It is understood that each pocket has a substantiallysimilar pleated section 40 on both the right and left sides of thepocket. With the exception of the pleated sections, the pockets have thesame or similar elements and features as described herein with respectplain pockets, and may optionally have back pocket flaps with backpocket pull tabs as shown in FIG. 5.

[0026] The ambulatory bag comprises a plurality of means to releasablysecure the ambulatory bag to an ambulatory appliance. As shown in FIGS.1-9, the elongated piece 18 comprises two or more upper strap elements42 extending from the back top edge 12 proximate to the back left edge 9and back right edge 10 respectively. Each upper strap element 42comprises means 43 for releasably securing the ends 42 u of the strapelements 42 to a portion of the upper strap element 42 (e.g. releasablysecuring the strap ends to the strap itself). The means 43 may be eitherthe hook or loop portion of a hook and loop type fastener attached tothe upper strap elements 42, with the opposite portion of the hook andloop type fastener attached to the upper ends 42 u. These may beattached by strap fastener attachment means, such as RF Welding,ultrasonic attachment means, other types of welding, stitching,adhesives and the like and combinations thereof.

[0027] The figures illustrate an embodiment of the invention wherein theupper strap elements 42 are integral with the elongated section 18 and,thus, is integral with the back panel 4. The upper strap elements,however, may be separate pieces of material in the form of a strapconfigured in the manner illustrated in the drawings with the separatepieces of material, generally made from knit or woven elastic textilematerial or laminates comprising a fastening system, such as VELCRO®laminates available from Velcro USA Inc., comprising hook and loop tapefasteners. These are attached to the back panel 4 by eleventh attachmentmeans, such as RF Welding, ultrasonic attachment means, other types ofwelding, stitching, adhesives, and the like, and combinations thereof.While the figures illustrate an embodiment wherein the ambulatory baghas two upper-strap elements 42, it is understood that the ambulatorybag may comprise more than two upper strap elements.

[0028] The ambulatory bag also comprises one or more lower straps. In anembodiment of the invention as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower strapsmay be attached by way of the first attachment means 54 to the pointwhere the front lower edge 7 and back lower edge 11 meet by having aportion of the strap interfaced between the front sheet 3 and back sheet4 at the point of the first attachment means 54, or the straps may beintegral with the front sheet 3 and/or back sheet 4. As illustrated inFIGS. 2 and 3, the ambulatory bag may comprise a left lower strap 45which is proximate to the front left edge 5 and corresponding back leftedge 9, and a right lower strap 46 which is proximate to the front rightedge 6 and back right edge 10, with both straps being attached by way ofthe first attachment means 54 as discussed above. The left lower strap45 and right lower strap 46 are generally made from knit or wovenelastic textile material each having an engagable fastening member (47and 48), such as the loop portion of a two part hook and loop typefastener which may be laminated onto one or both sides of the materialof the left lower strap 45 and right lower strap 46 or may be part ofone or both sides the material of the left lower strap 45 and rightlower strap 46. Examples of laminates that may be used for the leftlower strap 45 and right lower strap 46 are VELCRO® laminates fromVelcro USA Inc.

[0029] In the embodiment of the invention shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, theleft lower strap 45 comprises a left lower strap securing portion 49,and the right lower strap 46 comprises a right lower strap securingportion 50, the securing portion is attached to the respective strap bytwelfth attachment means, such as RF Welding, ultrasonic attachmentmeans, other types of welding, stitching, adhesives, and the like, andcombinations thereof, at the end of each strap opposite to the ends ofthe straps attached to the front sheet 3 and back sheet 4. The leftlower strap securing portion 49 and right lower strap securing portion50 may be part of a two part fastening system corresponding to theengagable fastening members (47, 48) of the left lower strap 45 andright lower strap 46, such as the loop portion of a hook a loop typefastening system available from Velcro USA Inc.

[0030] A preferred embodiment of the invention with respect to the lowerstraps is illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9. In this embodiment, the leftlower strap 58 and right lower strap 59 are made from an elasticmaterial and are attached to the ambulatory bag by the first attachmentmeans as discussed above. One or more pieces of fastener material (60,61) (e.g. a first fastener material and a second fastener material) aresecured to the left lower strap 58 and right lower strap 59 bythirteenth attachment means 64, such as RF Welding, ultrasonicattachment means, other types of welding, stitching, adhesives and thelike, and combinations thereof, proximate to the end of each strapattached to the front sheet and back sheet by the first attachmentmeans. One or more pieces of a similar or same type of fastener material(62, 63) is attached to the front sheet 3 at a location aligned with andproximate to the left lower strap 58 and right lower strap 59. Thefastener material, designated as 60-63 in FIG. 8, may be the hook orloop portion, preferably the hook portion, of VELCRO® hook and loop typefasteners. Corresponding or mating pieces of fastener material (65, 66)are secured to the left lower strap 58 and right lower strap 59proximate to ends opposite to those of the left lower strap 58 and rightlower strap 59 secured by the first attachment means. For example, ifthe fastener material (60-63) is the hook portion of a hook and looptype fastener, the fastening material (65, 66) will be the loop portion(i.e. the pieces of a two part fastening system mating with orcorresponding to the fastening material designated as 60-63 in thefigures). The fastening material (65, 66) may be attached to the leftlower strap 58 and right lower strap 59 by the thirteenth attachmentmeans as described above.

[0031] The two part fastening systems of the upper straps elements 42and left lower strap 45 and right lower strap 46 are described hereinwith respect to hook and loop type fasteners in the preferred embodimentof the invention. It should be understood, however, that in a additionto hook and loop type fasteners, any type of fastener capable ofreleasably securing the straps to themselves, may be used. Non-limitingexamples include snaps, buttons, buckles, other fasteners and the like,and combinations thereof.

[0032] The ambulatory bag can be releasably secured to an ambulatoryappliance by way of the upper strap element and the lower straps. FIG. 1illustrates an embodiment of the invention where the ambulatory bag issecured to a standard walker comprising opposite hand rails 100 and 101with integral feet rails (102, 103, 104 and 105) and at least one lowersupport rail 106 between corresponding feet rails (shown in FIG. 1 as102 and 103). As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 7, the upper strap elements 42are engagable with the hand rail 101 by forming a loop and wrapping theupper strap elements 42 around the hand rail 101 in a loopconfiguration, substantially encircling the hand rail 101, defining anupper strap hollow loop 44 with the means 43 for releasably attachingthe ends 42 u of the strap elements 42 to a portion of the upper strapelement 42 thereby releasably securing the upper strap elements 42 tothe hand rail 101 of the walker. As shown in FIG. 4 the left lower strap45 and right lower strap 46 can be releasably secured to the lowersupport rail 101. The left lower strap 45 and right lower strap 46 arewrapped around the lower support rail 106, substantially encircling thelower support rail 106, in a loop configuration defining a lower straphollow loop 51 with the left lower strap securing portion 49 and rightlower strap securing portion 50 releasably engaged with the respectiveengagable fastening members (47, 48) of the left lower strap 45 andright lower strap 46 thereby releasably securing the left lower strap 45and right lower strap 46 to lower support rail 106 of the walker. Asshown in FIG. 7, in the embodiment of the invention comprising thepreferred left lower strap 58 and right lower strap 59, these straps aresecured around the lower support rail 106, substantially encircling thelower support rail, in a loop configuration defining the lower straphollow loop 51 with the mating or corresponding fastening material (65,66) releasably secured to the fastening material (60-63). The ambulatorybag can be similarly releasably secured to a stationary device havingrails and poles, such as a chair.

[0033] When secured to an ambulatory device, such as a walker asdescribed above as well as a wheelchair or mobility scooter, theambulatory bag is releasably secured to the device and the pockets faceboth inward and outward enabling a user to easily insert and removeitems to and from the pockets while using the ambulatory device. Theside attachment on a walker allows for better visualization for walkingbecause the bag is not in the user's line of site as is the case withother ambulatory bags attached to the front of the appliance.

What is claimed is:
 1. An ambulatory bag comprising: at least one pieceof material configured to form a bag having an opening on one side, theopening providing a means for accessing the interior of the bag, andbeing located at a top of the bag; two or more top straps each securedby one end thereof to a top of the bag on one side of said opening, thetwo or more top straps capable of being releasably secured by anopposite end thereof to themselves; and two or more bottom straps eachsecured by one end thereof to a bottom of the bag, the two or morebottom straps capable of being releasably secured by an opposite endthereof to themselves.
 2. The ambulatory bag of claim 1 furthercomprising a front pocket flap.
 3. The ambulatory bag of claim 1 furthercomprising one or more pockets.
 4. The ambulatory bag of claim 3 whereinthe pockets are pleated.
 5. A combination comprising: an ambulatoryappliance selected from the group consisting of a walker, a wheelchairand a mobility scooter; and an ambulatory bag according to claim 1releasably secured thereto.
 6. An ambulatory bag comprising: a frontpanel having a front left edge, a front right edge, a front lower edge,a front top edge, a front panel outer surface and a front panel innersurface and back panel having a back left edge, back right edge, a backlower edge, a back top edge, a back panel outer surface and a back panelinner surface wherein the front panel and back panel are alignedparallel with each other and the front left edge and back left edge aresecured together by a first attachment means, the front right edge andthe back right edge are secured together by the first attachment meansand the front lower edge and the back lower edge are secured together bythe first attachment means with the front panel inner surface and backpanel inner surface defining a front pocket having a front pocketopening defined by the front top edge and the back panel inner surfaceor the back top edge, and one or more pockets on the back panel outersurface, and two or more upper strap elements each having ends and meansfor releasably securing the ends to a portion of the two or more upperstrap elements, and one or more lower straps attached by way of thefirst attachment means at the front lower edge and the back lower edge.7. The ambulatory bag of claim 6 wherein the back panel comprises anelongated piece having two upper strap elements.
 8. The ambulatory bagof claim 7 further comprising a front pocket flap attached by secondattachment means to the elongated piece.
 9. The ambulatory bag of claim8 wherein the front pocket flap comprises means for releasably securingthe front pocket flap to the front panel outer surface.
 10. Theambulatory bag of claim 9 further comprising a front pocket pull tab.11. The ambulatory bag of claim 6 further comprising one or more backpocket pull tabs.
 12. The ambulatory bag of claim 6 wherein the one ormore pockets on the back sheet comprise pleated sections.
 13. Theambulatory bag of claim 6 wherein at least one of the pockets on theback panel outer surface has an opening with means to releasably securethe opening.
 14. The ambulatory bag of claim 6 further comprisingpockets on the front sheet.
 15. The ambulatory bag of claim 6 whereinthe one or more lower straps have engageable fastening members.
 16. Theambulatory bag of claim 15 wherein the engagable fastening memberscomprise one or more pieces of a first fastener material secured to theone or more lower straps and one or more pieces of a second fastenermaterial attached to the front sheet proximate to the one or more lowerstraps.
 17. The ambulatory bag of claim 16 having a left lower strap anda right lower strap.
 18. The ambulatory bag of claim 16 wherein the oneor more lower straps are made from an elastic material.
 19. Theambulatory bag of claim 6 wherein front panel and back panel are madefrom a laminated textile material with the front panel outer surface andthe back panel outer surface are textile material and the front panelinner surface and the back panel inner surface a synthetic material. 20.A combination comprising: an ambulatory appliance selected from thegroup consisting of a walker, a wheelchair and a mobility scooter; andan ambulatory bag according to claim 6 releasably secured thereto.